MATHER (CBS13) — Sacramento Metro Fire Airport Rescue And Fire Fighting crews responded at Mather Field just before 2 P.M. on Sunday afternoon to a report of an aircraft that had declared an in-flight emergency.Sacramento Metro Fire spokesman Chris Vestal says that the aircraft was able to land at Mather and that 2 people on board the aircraft were able to safely get out of the aircraft and were not injured.The Piper PA-24 Comanche made a “gear-up” landing on runway 22R according to FAA spokesman Allen Kenitzer.Original article can be found here ➤ http://sacramento.cbslocal.com

Dents are barely visible both in front of the pilots door and behind the door to this Cessna 172 after being hit by a deer between 10:30 and 11 p.m. Friday night at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport. The pilot, who was practicing touch and go landings and takeoffs, was not hurt. A second near miss involving a Piper aircraft Saturday morning resulted in more serious damage to the aircraft, but no serious injuries to the pilot or flight instructor.

The importance of tall security fencing at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport has been evidenced twice this weekend with one deer strike incident Friday night and a second near-deer incident Saturday morning.On Friday night a small Cessna 172 owned-by George Russell of Calhoun, but piloted by another man who's identity has not been disclosed, was practicing touch and go landings and take-offs when a deer hit the side of the aircraft as it was landing about 1,000 feet from the south end of the main runway. The plane was dented both in front of and behind the pilot-side door.On Saturday morning, around 10:30, a pilot was landing in a Piper with a certified flight instructor when a deer ran out in front of the aircraft as it was landing. Airport Manager Mike Mathews, who was at a Georgia Airport Association board meeting in Savannah, said he had been told the pilot swerved to miss the deer and the tail swept around with such force that it ended up dropping a wing, causing the plane to flip into a ditch. The near miss occurred in almost the same location as the incident 12 hours before.The Piper did sustain significant damages, but no one was hurt in either incident. An investigator from the Federal Aviation Administration was on the scene Saturday afternoon investigating both incidents but declined to speak with the Rome News-Tribune.Mathews said that in his 20 years at the airport he's only aware of perhaps three previous incidents involving deer strikes. But wildlife — particularly birds — are well known problems at airports all over the country.Russell Airport received a grant several years ago for fencing but it was not enough to completely encircle the airport. Mathews said the south end of the field, close to where the incidents occurred this weekend, is fenced and that deer probably got in from the north end of the airport.Original article ➤ https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com

Last Wednesday The Boeing Co. reported first-quarter 2018 results that pushed the share price up more than 4% for the day. On one hand, the company’s first quarter was as solid as management said it was. On the other hand, there were some significant omissions.To review: Boeing reported adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $3.64 on revenues of $23.38 billion. In the first quarter of 2017, the company reported EPS of $2.17 per share on revenues of $21.96 billion. First-quarter results smashed consensus estimates for EPS of $2.58 and $22.24 billion in revenues.The company also raised its full-year cash flow estimate and its estimate for EPS. All of this was music to investors’ ears.In its Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Boeing reported a few warts that did not get mentioned in the company’s press release or discussed in the conference call that followed.As of the end of 2017, Boeing had reported total reach-forward losses of more than $2.4 billion on its $4.9 billion fixed-price contract to build 179 KC-46A refueling tankers for the U.S. Air Force. The bad news in the first quarter was that Boeing added to those reported losses. The good news is that the incremental $81 million in reach-forward losses was relatively small compared to the $329 million reported for the third quarter of 2017.Boeing has made progress on the remaining issues with the new tanker and is preparing to submit its flight data to the Federal Aviation Administration.Boeing’s other issue is the grounding of 787 Dreamliners due to a problem with the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines that are one of the engine choices available to Boeing customers. Both the U.S. FAA and the European aircraft safety agency have placed restrictions on the distance a 787 may fly from a diversionary airport in the event one of the two 787 engines fails.

According to Scott Hamilton at Leeham News, a total of 32 Dreamliners are currently grounded as a result of the issue with the Trent engines. Hamilton notes that the safety restrictions on the planes “balloon the costs on trans-ocean flights and render trans-polar flights impossible.” Someone, most likely Rolls-Royce, will have to pay compensation to airlines.For Boeing the problem manifests itself in slower deliveries of new Rolls-Royce engines for new 787s. The issue–cracking blades in the engine’s compressor–can apparently be mitigated by a software change that prevents the engine from operating at continuous maximum power. The hope, according to Leeham News, is “to enable airplanes to get back into the air or restore ETOPS. No timeline has been established for this possibility.”Until a fix is approved 787s that were destined to receive Rolls-Royce engines will be competing with airlines-owned 787s that can’t fly until the engines meet regulatory requirements. If Rolls-Royce and Boeing direct the engines to existing planes, Boeing’s cash flow could take a hit. If the replacement engines are directed to newly build 787s, existing customers will not be happy. Boeing almost certainly has a plan to deal with this, but it has so far not revealed what that plan is.Original article can be found here ➤ https://247wallst.com

Aviation Accident Final Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfAnalysis The private pilot was on a local personal flight in the airplane. According to witnesses, the pilot appeared to fly a series of practice approaches at a remote private airstrip and then flew northeast up a nearby canyon towards rising mountainous terrain. The airplane impacted trees on the canyon hillside about 1 mile from the airstrip on a southwest heading, indicating that the pilot had reversed course. It is likely that the pilot realized that the canyon narrowed ahead and that he was surrounded by rising terrain. He likely attempted to turn the airplane around, and while maneuvering in the turn, he was unable to maintain clearance with the trees on the canyon hillside.No significant weather or turbulence was reported or forecast in the area, however wind at the time of the accident may have created some light turbulence, though it is unlikely to have affected the flight.Postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The engine was subsequently test run in a test cell at various power settings with no anomalies noted.It is unlikely that the pilot's elevated blood pressure, insomnia, or medications used to treat these conditions impaired him or contributed to the accident. Additionally, it is unlikely that the pilot's antidepressant medications contributed to the accident. The pilot had used the potentially-impairing medication tramadol before the accident. However, because of variations in patient tolerance to opioid medications and possible postmortem changes in drug concentrations, the investigation was unable to determine if the pilot was impaired by tramadol at the time of the crash. Probable Cause and FindingsThe National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees while maneuvering at low altitude in mountainous terrain. FindingsAircraftAltitude - Not attained/maintained (Cause)Personnel issuesDecision making/judgment - Pilot (Cause)Monitoring environment - Pilot (Cause)Use of medication/drugs - PilotEnvironmental issuesMountainous/hilly terrain - Effect on operationTree(s) - Contributed to outcomeFactual InformationHistory of FlightManeuvering-low-alt flyingLow altitude operation/eventManeuveringControlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT) (Defining event)

Kenneth D. Chapman

(1946 - 2016)

CHAPMAN, Kenneth D. June 2, 1946 -- June 25, 2016 Ken passed away in a plane crash that happened while flying his Cessna A185F Skywagon the backcountry of Idaho on June 25, 2016.Ken was a man of many interests, hobbies and talents he developed throughout his life. He spent his earlier years in California pursuing a college degree and working with disabled children for a brief time. He went on to work on the Titan III booster rocket for the Rohr Corporation, which was involved in the NASA space program and it was there he learned the machinist trade. He later moved to Stevensville, MT, where he got into rodeo and owned and operated Ace Machining Company, which did work for all four branches of the U.S military. In 1990 he moved to Spokane, WA where he formed Chapman & Sons, Inc-- a structural steel fabrication and installation business that he owned for twenty years. He was an experienced and avid pilot, passionate about aviation and felt the happiest while flying, fly fishing and camping in the backcountry of Idaho with family and friends. The National Transportation Safety Board traveled to the scene of this accident.Additional Participating Entities:Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Spokane, WashingtonContinental Motors Inc.; Mobile, Alabama Textron Aviation; Wichita, Kansas Aviation Accident Factual Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfInvestigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board: https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms

Kenneth D. Chapman: http://registry.faa.gov/N4585FAviation Accident Factual Report - National Transportation Safety BoardLocation: Coeur d'Alene, IDAccident Number: WPR16FA131Date & Time: 06/25/2016, 1200 PDTRegistration: N4585FAircraft: CESSNA A185FAircraft Damage: SubstantialDefining Event: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)Injuries: 1 FatalFlight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal On June 25, 2016, about 1200 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna A185F airplane, N4585F, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain about 15 miles northeast of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The airplane departed Felts Field Airport (SFF) Spokane, Washington, about 1126. A witness located at the Horse Haven Airstrip, a remote private airstrip about 1 mile southwest of the accident site, reported seeing the airplane flying northeast before it "came back around buzzing us as if to land on the airstrip." Another witness located at the airstrip stated that the airplane made two passes over the airstrip: the first pass was "very high, and the second pass was just above the tree tops in a northeast direction." The witness further reported that after the second pass, the airplane never returned, and that no noise was heard after the airplane did not return.There were no witnesses to the impact. The wreckage was discovered later in the day by an individual passing through the area. Pilot InformationCertificate: PrivateAge: 70, MaleAirplane Rating(s): Single-engine LandSeat Occupied: LeftOther Aircraft Rating(s): NoneRestraint Used: 3-pointInstrument Rating(s): NoneSecond Pilot Present: NoInstructor Rating(s): NoneToxicology Performed: YesMedical Certification: Class 3 With Waivers/LimitationsLast FAA Medical Exam: 03/29/2016Occupational Pilot: NoLast Flight Review or Equivalent:Flight Time: 3505 hours (Total, all aircraft) The pilot, age 70, held a private pilot certificate with an airplane single-engine land rating. The pilot was issued a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) third-class airman medical certificate on March 29, 2016, with the limitation that he must wear corrective lenses. The pilot reported on the application for this medical certificate that he had accumulated 3,505 total flight hours and had logged no flight hours in the last 6 months. The pilot's logbook was not located during the investigation. Aircraft and Owner/Operator InformationAircraft Manufacturer: CESSNARegistration: N4585FModel/Series: A185F FAircraft Category: AirplaneYear of Manufacture: 1966Amateur Built: NoAirworthiness Certificate: NormalSerial Number: 1851092Landing Gear Type: TailwheelSeats: 4Date/Type of Last Inspection: 04/11/2016, AnnualCertified Max Gross Wt.: 3350 lbsTime Since Last Inspection:Engines: 1 ReciprocatingAirframe Total Time: 3788.2 Hours as of last inspectionEngine Manufacturer: Continental MotorsELT: C91 installed, not activatedEngine Model/Series: IO-520 SERIESRegistered Owner: On fileRated Power: 300 hpOperator: On fileOperating Certificate(s) Held: None The high-wing, fixed gear airplane, was manufactured in 1966. It was powered by a 300 horsepower Continental IO-520-F-C-D (9) reciprocating engine driving a two-bladed McCauley D2A34C58 constant speed propeller.A maintenance invoice indicated that the airplane's most recent annual and 100-hour inspections were completed on April 11, 2016. At the time of the accident, the airplane had been flown 11.2 hours since the annual inspection. According to the performance section of the owner's manual for the airplane, the airplane's maximum rate of climb at 5,000 ft, and a temperature of 41° C, was 1,425 feet per minute (fpm) at a gross weight of 2,300 pounds (lowest weight listed) and 1,050 fpm at a gross weight of 2,800 pounds. Meteorological Information and Flight PlanConditions at Accident Site: Visual ConditionsCondition of Light: DayObservation Facility, Elevation: KCOE, 2307 ft mslObservation Time: 1155 PDTDistance from Accident Site: 16 Nautical MilesDirection from Accident Site: 255°Lowest Cloud Condition: Few / 3500 ft aglTemperature/Dew Point: 17°C / 8°CLowest Ceiling: Broken / 5000 ft aglVisibility: 10 MilesWind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 6 knots, 140°Visibility (RVR):Altimeter Setting: 30.22 inches HgVisibility (RVV):Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No PrecipitationDeparture Point: SPOKANE, WA (SFF)Type of Flight Plan Filed: NoneDestination:Type of Clearance: UnknownDeparture Time: 1126 PDTType of Airspace: Class G The 1155 weather observation at Coeur d'Alene Airport – Pappy Boyington Field, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, located about 16 miles southwest of the accident site, reported wind, 140° at 6 knots with gusts to 15 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, few clouds at 3,500 ft, scattered clouds at 4,300 ft, broken clouds at 5,000 ft, temperature 17º C, dew point 8º C, and an altimeter setting of 30.22 inches of mercury. A review of the weather information revealed that no significant weather or turbulence was reported or forecast in the accident area. No AIRMETS or SIGMETS were valid in the area at the time of the accident. The wind speed was estimated to be about 5 to 15 knots. Given the atmospheric conditions on the day of the accident, the density altitude at the accident location was calculated to be about 3,859 ft. Wreckage and Impact InformationCrew Injuries: 1 FatalAircraft Damage: SubstantialPassenger Injuries: N/AAircraft Fire: NoneGround Injuries: N/AAircraft Explosion: NoneTotal Injuries: 1 FatalLatitude, Longitude: 47.833611, -116.483611 (est) The airplane was examined at the accident site by investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Continental Motors, and Textron Aviation. The airplane impacted heavily wooded terrain, at an elevation of about 3,133 ft, and came to rest inverted on a canyon hillside, with a slope of about 45.° The ridgelines surrounding the site were separated by a distance of about 3,500 ft and were several hundred feet above the accident site elevation. The canyon was orientated southwest to northeast and narrowed to the northeast, with the distances between ridgelines decreasing to about 2,200 ft about 1/3 mile northeast of the accident site. The canyon continued to narrow a couple miles further northeast, with the canyon floor elevation increasing by several hundred feet, and the ridgelines increasing to about 1,500 ft above the elevation of the accident site.The debris path was about 150 ft long on a heading of 220° magnetic and began with an initial impact to a tree top about 100 ft in height. The second point of impact was a group of 4 trees about 50 ft west of the initial impact point. The last portion of the debris path was a disturbed area of dirt about 25 ft long, 3 ft wide, and 2 inches deep, that led to the main wreckage. All major components of the airplane were located along the debris path. Flight control continuity was established to the empennage. One personal electronic device was recovered from the wreckage. The left wing was separated at the fuselage and located about 15 ft downhill from the main wreckage. The left wing exhibited "accordion type" crushing damage to the leading edge mid-span. Both the aileron and flap remained attached to the wing. The right wing was separated from the fuselage at the wing root but remained located with the main wreckage. The aileron and flap remained attached to the wing. Impact damage was observed on the bottom side of the wing from the leading edge to trailing edge. A small amount of fuel was drained from the right wing and tested negative for water contamination.The forward upper portion of the passenger cabin was crushed from impact. The heading indicator displayed 230° magnetic and the fuel selector was in the both position. The ignition switch was selected to both.The left horizontal stabilizer was separated from the empennage and located about 31 ft east of the main wreckage. The left stabilizer exhibited crushing impact damage to the inboard portion of the leading edge and the elevator remained attached. The vertical stabilizer and rudder remained attached. The leading edge of the vertical stabilizer exhibited crushing damage, and the tip fin assembly that contained the beacon light was separated from the vertical stabilizer and located about 30 ft east of the main wreckage. The right horizontal stabilizer and elevator remained attached and were intact. The on-scene examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Following the on-scene examination, the airplane wreckage was recovered to a secure facility for further examination.The postaccident examination of the engine revealed that all engine components and accessories were present. The crankshaft could be manually rotated by hand by the propeller and continuity was established throughout the crankshaft and drivetrain. The combustion chamber of each cylinder was examined using a borescope and revealed evidence of normal operational conditions.The examination of the engine revealed no evidence of pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Medical And Pathological InformationThe Spokane County Medical Examiner's Office, Spokane, Washington, conducted an autopsy on the pilot. The medical examiner determined that the cause of death was "blunt force trauma."The FAA's Bioaeronautical Sciences Research Laboratory, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, performed toxicological testing on the pilot. Testing was negative for carbon monoxide and volatiles. Drug testing detected bupropion in liver and cavity blood; tramadol at 0.943 ug/g in liver, at 0.476 ug/g in lung, and at 0.102 ug/ml in cavity blood; and zolpidem at 0.065 ug/g in lung, at 0.01 ug/g in liver, and not in blood.Bupropion is an antidepressant used to treat depression and help patients quit smoking, often marketed with the names Wellbutrin and Zyban. Its carries a warning and advises patients not to drive or use heavy machinery until the medication's effects are known and there is a dose-dependent risk of seizures.Tramadol is a prescription opioid available as a Schedule IV controlled substance, that is used to treat pain. Typical therapeutic levels of tramadol are between 0.05 and 0.50 ug/ml. It carries the warning: "… may impair the mental and or physical abilities required for the performance of potentially hazardous tasks such as driving a car or operating machinery. The patient using this drug should be cautioned accordingly." Additionally, it increases the risk of seizures via an unknown mechanism, even when used at usual doses. The FAA advises pilots not to fly while using tramadol. Individual tolerances to opioid medications and postmortem changes can affect the drug's concentration.Zolpidem is a prescription central nervous system depressant used as a short-acting sleep aid, often sold with the name Ambien. It carries the warning, "due to the rapid onset of action, zolpidem tartrate should only be taken immediately prior to going to bed."According to a family-provided summary of personal medical records from April and June of 2016, the pilot's active medical conditions included high blood pressure controlled with losartan; (losartan is generally not considered to be impairing); degenerative disc disease, and low back pain treated with tramadol; depression and anxiety treated with bupropion and citalopram; and insomnia treated with zolpidem.Citalopram is a prescription antidepressant commonly marketed as Celexa and is not generally considered impairing. Tests And ResearchThe engine was shipped to the manufacturer for an engine run and detailed examination. The engine was prepared for the engine run by fitting it with a test propeller appropriate for the engine model and a wiring harnesses for the left and right magnetos. Further, a magneto-to-engine timing and cylinder leakage tests were accomplished.The engine started normally and was run at various power settings for several minutes, including at full power, with no anomalies noted. Further, the engine throttle was rapidly advanced from idle to full throttle a couple of times, and the engine performed normally with no hesitation, stumbling, or interruption in power.The personal electronic device recovered from the wreckage was sent to the NTSB Vehicle Recorders Laboratory for download. No information pertinent to the investigation was present in the device.NTSB Identification: WPR16FA13114 CFR Part 91: General AviationAccident occurred Saturday, June 25, 2016 in Coeur d'Alene, IDAircraft: CESSNA A185F, registration: N4585FInjuries: 1 Fatal.This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators either traveled in support of this investigation or conducted a significant amount of investigative work without any travel, and used data obtained from various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.On June 25, 2016, about 1200 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna A185F, N4585F, airplane was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain about 16 miles northeast of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the local flight. The pilot departed Felts Field Airport (SFF) Spokane, Washington, about 1126. A witness located at the Horse Haven Airstrip, a private airstrip about 1 mile southwest of the accident site, reported observing the accident airplane flying northeast and "then came back around buzzing us as if to land on the airstrip." An additional witness located at the airstrip stated that the airplane made two passes over the airstrip, stating the first pass was "very high and the second pass was just above the tree tops in a northeast direction." The witness further reported that after the second pass, the airplane never returned and no noise was heard after the airplane left the area.Examination of the accident site by the National Transportation Safety Board investigator in charge revealed that the airplane wreckage was located on a wooded hillside, in mountainous terrain, at an elevation of about 3,100 feet, mean sea level. The first identified point of contact was the top of a tree about 100 feet in height, located about 150 feet northeast of the main wreckage location. All major components of the airplane were located in the debris path. The airplane was recovered to a secured location for further examination.

Aviation Accident Factual Report - National Transportation Safety BoardLocation: Benton, TNAccident Number: ERA16LA068Date & Time: 12/12/2015, 1440 ESTRegistration: N6202NAircraft: MCCORKLE ROBERT B RANS S-12 AIRAILEAircraft Damage: SubstantialDefining Event: Loss of control in flightInjuries: 1 FatalFlight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal On December 12, 2015, about 1440 eastern standard time, an experimental, amateur-built RANS S-12 Airaile airplane, N6202N, was substantially damaged when it impacted the ground shortly after takeoff from Chilhowee Gilderport (92A), Benton, Tennessee. The sport pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the flight to a private airstrip in Athens, Tennessee.According to witnesses, the airplane was the third in a group of three to take off from runway 21 at 92A. Witnesses noted that, after the takeoff, the airplane made a "rapid" or "steep" climb at the top of which it began a left turn. One witness noted that the airplane then entered a "steep wingover-like 180° turn reversing to the north." The airplane was then "in a low energy state," about 150 ft above ground level (agl) at a high rate of descent with "the left wing [then] lowering in what can only be described as a 1/2- to 3/4-turn spin, impacting the ground with the left wing and nose."Another witness noted that the airplane "appeared to stall, hovered for a split second and twisted in a nose dive into [a] sod field." A third witness stated that the airplane was in a left bank of about 70° to 80° and subsequently "descended rapidly then 'nosed over' and impacted the ground in a near vertical attitude." A fourth witness, who was inside at the time, stated, "I heard the crash; the sound of the engine was loud and even right up to the moment of impact."The accident site was located in an open grass field about 360 ft southeast of runway 21. According to a local law enforcement incident report, the airplane impacted terrain inverted and was subsequently righted by first responders.A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector's examination of the airplane did not reveal evidence of any preexisting mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Photographs of the airplane showed crush damage to the forward section of the fuselage and the leading edges of both wings. All major flight control surfaces remained attached. The engine remained attached to the airframe. The propeller hub remained attached to the engine. Two of the wooden propeller blades were fragmented near the propeller hub, and one blade fragmented near the tip.According to FAA airman records, the pilot held a sport pilot certificate. He also held a light sport aircraft repairman certificate that was limited to N4288S, a Quad City Challenger II, serial number GC6151954. The pilot did not hold a medical certificate nor was he required to for the accident flight. The pilot's logbook was not located.According to FAA airworthiness records, the two-seat, single-engine airplane was manufactured in 1992. It was powered by a 100-horsepower Bombardier Rotax 912 engine. The airplane's airframe and engine logbooks were not located.According to a specifications sheet provided on the kit manufacturer's (Rans Aircraft) website, the airplane's aerodynamic stall speed with flaps retracted was 42 mph and with flaps extended was 35 mph. The airplane's flap setting at the time of the accident was not determined.A witness at the airport reported that the wind was from the south at 8 to10 miles per hour. The weather conditions reported at McMinn County Airport (MMI), Athens, Tennessee, about 10 nautical miles north of the accident site, included wind from 230° at 7 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, few clouds at 5,000 ft agl, temperature 21°C, and dew point 13°C.The Center for Forensic Medicine, Office of the Medical Examiner, Nashville, Tennessee, performed an autopsy on the pilot. The autopsy report noted the cause of death as "multiple blunt force injuries." The autopsy also revealed that the pilot had significant coronary artery disease with 70-80% stenosis of the left anterior descending artery and 50-60% stenosis of the right coronary artery.The FAA's Bioaeronautical Sciences Research Laboratory, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, performed toxicology testing on samples from the pilot. The testing identified clozapine, an antipsychotic medication known to increase the risk of a number of medical conditions including seizures and death, and propranolol, a non-impairing medication most often used to treat hypertension. Pilot InformationCertificate: Sport PilotAge: 61, MaleAirplane Rating(s): Single-engine LandSeat Occupied: LeftOther Aircraft Rating(s): NoneRestraint Used: UnknownInstrument Rating(s): NoneSecond Pilot Present: NoInstructor Rating(s): NoneToxicology Performed: YesMedical Certification: Sport Pilot NoneLast FAA Medical Exam:Occupational Pilot: NoLast Flight Review or Equivalent:Flight Time:Aircraft and Owner/Operator InformationAircraft Manufacturer: MCCORKLE ROBERT BRegistration: N6202NModel/Series: RANS S-12 AIRAILEAircraft Category: AirplaneYear of Manufacture: 1992Amateur Built: YesAirworthiness Certificate: Experimental Light SportSerial Number: 0992285Landing Gear Type: TricycleSeats: 2Date/Type of Last Inspection: UnknownCertified Max Gross Wt.: 1100 lbsTime Since Last Inspection:Engines: 1 ReciprocatingAirframe Total Time:Engine Manufacturer: ROTAXELT: Not installedEngine Model/Series: 912Registered Owner: On fileRated Power: 100 hpOperator: On fileOperating Certificate(s) Held: None Meteorological Information and Flight PlanConditions at Accident Site: Visual ConditionsCondition of Light: DayObservation Facility, Elevation: MMI, 874 ft mslObservation Time: 1435 ESTDistance from Accident Site: 10 Nautical MilesDirection from Accident Site: 10°Lowest Cloud Condition: Few / 5000 ft aglTemperature/Dew Point: 21°C / 13°CLowest Ceiling: NoneVisibility: 10 MilesWind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 7 knots, 230°Visibility (RVR):Altimeter Setting: 30.2 inches HgVisibility (RVV):Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No PrecipitationDeparture Point: Benton, TN (92A)Type of Flight Plan Filed: NoneDestination: Athens, TN (NONE)Type of Clearance: NoneDeparture Time: 1440 ESTType of Airspace: Class GAirport InformationAirport: Chilhowee Gliderport (92A)Runway Surface Type: Grass/turfAirport Elevation: 770 ftRunway Surface Condition: DryRunway Used: 21IFR Approach: NoneRunway Length/Width: 2600 ft / 200 ftVFR Approach/Landing: None Wreckage and Impact InformationCrew Injuries: 1 FatalAircraft Damage: SubstantialPassenger Injuries: N/AAircraft Fire: NoneGround Injuries: N/AAircraft Explosion: NoneTotal Injuries: 1 FatalLatitude, Longitude: 35.224167, -84.584722

NTSB Identification: ERA16LA068

14 CFR Part 91: General AviationAccident occurred Saturday, December 12, 2015 in Benton, TNAircraft: MCCORKLE ROBERT B RANS S 12 AIRAILE, registration: N6202NInjuries: 1 Fatal.This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.On December 12, 2015, about 1440 eastern standard time, an experimental amateur-built RANS S-12 Airaile, N6202N, was substantially damaged when it impacted the ground shortly after taking off from Chilhowee Gilderport (92A), Benton, Tennessee. The sport pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the flight to a private airstrip in Athens, Tennessee. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to witnesses, the airplane was the third in a group of three to take off from runway 21. Witnesses noted that after the takeoff, the airplane made a "rapid" or "steep" climb, at the top of which, it began a left turn. One witness noted that it then entered a "steep wingover-like 180-degree turn reversing to the north." The airplane was then in "in a low energy state," about 150 feet in the air, at a high rate of descent, with "the left wing [then] lowering in what can only be described as a ½ to ¾ turn spin, impacting the ground with the left wing and nose." Another witness noted that the airplane "appeared to stall, hovered for a split second and twisted in a nose dive into [a] sod field." A third witness stated, "the airplane was in a 70-80 degrees of bank. It subsequently "descended rapidly then 'nosed over' and impacted the ground in a near vertical attitude." A fourth witness, in her office at the time, stated, "I heard the crash; the sound of the engine was loud and even right up to the moment of impact." Due to the accident's proximity to a road and the responding Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector's arrival the next day, permission was granted to move the wreckage to behind an airport building. The FAA inspector's subsequent examination of the airplane did not reveal any preexisting mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Aviation Accident Preliminary Report - National Transportation Safety BoardLocation: Gainesville, GAAccident Number: ERA18FA137Date & Time: 04/28/2018, 1715 EDTRegistration: N4363FAircraft: PIPER PA28RInjuries: 1 Fatal, 2 SeriousFlight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Instructional On April 28, 2018, about 1715 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28R-200, N4363F, was substantially damaged during a forced landing near Gainesville, Georgia. The flight instructor was fatally injured. The commercial pilot and the passenger were seriously injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the Flight School of Gwinnett as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local flight that departed the Gwinnett County Airport – Briscoe Field (LZU), Lawrenceville, Georgia, about 1615.According to the commercial pilot, who was seated in the front left seat, the purpose of the flight was to practice maneuvers for a single-engine add-on rating to his commercial certificate. After they departed, they flew to the flight school's practice area, which was over Lake Lanier, before returning to the airport to practice landings/traffic pattern work. On the way back to the airport, while in level flight between 3,500 and 5,000 ft mean sea level (msl), the commercial pilot simultaneously heard a loud bang from the engine and saw the cowling expand. Engine oil then sprayed over the entire windshield and obstructed their view. The engine was producing some power, but they were unable to maintain altitude. The commercial pilot immediately focused on finding a place to make a forced landing. He said their only option was Highway 369 or the lake. The flight instructor, seated in the front right seat, took control of the airplane, and made two, descending orbits over the highway and prepared to land to the west. On the second circuit, they extended the landing gear. The flight instructor also made a distress call to air traffic control. The flight instructor opened the cabin door, so he could see outside and lined up on the road. The commercial pilot was looking out the left side window. When the airplane was about 20-30 ft above the ground, they began to flare. The commercial pilot said he remembered an impact, and then the airplane flipped over. He recalled seeing the top of the fuselage caving in before losing consciousness.The passenger in the rear left seat was a student pilot at the flight school and was observing the flight. He said they had been practicing maneuvers when he heard a loud bang and the airplane began to shake. Oil then covered the windshield from right to left. The flight instructor said they were going to make an emergency landing. The flight instructor opened the cabin door, so he could make sure the landing area was clear, because he could not see out the windshield. The passenger said as the airplane touched down there was a loud crash sound. The next thing he knew he was upside down still strapped in to his seat via his lap belt. He unbuckled the belt and exited the airplane.Several people witnessed the accident and reported the airplane's engine was sputtering, leaking fluid, and trailing smoke.One witness stated that he observed the airplane about 10-15 minutes before the accident. The engine was sputtering, and the airplane made five "laps" overhead before it attempted to land to the west on Highway 369.A second witness was driving westbound on the highway when she observed the airplane fly over her car. She said the airplane tried to land on the road but struck a vehicle followed by an explosion. The airplane then went down an embankment.A third witness was a passenger in a car driving westbound on Highway 369 when she saw something out of the corner of her eye. She said, "Loud noise and force came through the back window and almost decapitated us." Her husband, who was driving the car said, "…we were impacted in the rear of the car by a plane. I looked in rearview and saw flames and then the plane passed us on the driver's side and went off side of the road into a ditch."The airplane collided with a set of power lines prior to touching down on the highway. It then struck a car, veered to the right, went off the road, and down a steep embankment, before coming to rest inverted on a northerly heading. The distance between the point where the airplane struck the power lines to where it came to rest was about 450 ft. There was no post-impact fire to the main wreckage; however, the right wing, which had separated from the airplane and came to rest on the opposite side of the highway was fire damaged.Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed the fuselage, including the top and bottom of the engine cowling, the windshield and the aft section of the fuselage were coated in oil. The top of the fuselage was crushed down, left and aft. The right wing exhibited impact and postimpact fire damage. The left wing separated from the airframe at the wing root but the control cables remained connected. The outboard section of the left wing had separated and was found adjacent to the main wreckage.The vertical stabilizer, including the rudder, was bent to the left. The left side of the horizontal stabilator was bent up. The elevator trim was neutral.Flight control continuity was established for all flight controls from the flight control surface to the cockpit. The flaps were fully retracted, and the landing gear were extended.The engine and cowling remained attached to the airframe and the two-bladed propeller remained attached to the engine. Both blades exhibited chordwise scoring, curling at the tips and twisting toward the blade faces.Examination of the engine revealed the No. 2 cylinder had separated from the cylinder base pad. The No. 2 cylinder rocker box cover and a pushrod tube was protruding from the left forward side of the cowling. The No. 2 cylinder connecting rod was protruding through the top of the cowling. The No. 2 cylinder base studs and through-bolts remained in the crankcase and were fractured.The engine was retained for further examination.The flight instructor held a commercial pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single-engine land and instrument airplane. He also held flight instructor ratings for airplane single-engine land, and instrument airplane. His last Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) second-class medical certificate was issued on December 18, 2017.According to information provided by the flight school, as of November 2017, the flight instructor had a total of 536 flight hours. The flight instructor began employment at the flight school in December 2017 and had flown about 135 hours between then and the time of the accident.The commercial pilot held a private pilot certificate with a rating for airplane single-engine land and instrument airplane. He also held a commercial pilot certificate with a rating for airplane multi-engine land, and instrument airplane. His last FAA third-class medical certificate was issued on April 10, 2018. The commercial pilot reported a total of about 560 flight hours.Aircraft and Owner/Operator InformationAircraft Manufacturer: PIPERRegistration: N4363FModel/Series: PA28R 200Aircraft Category: AirplaneAmateur Built: NoOperator: FLIGHT SCHOOL OF GWINNETTOperating Certificate(s) Held: None Meteorological Information and Flight PlanConditions at Accident Site: Visual ConditionsCondition of Light: DayObservation Facility, Elevation: LZU, 1061 ft mslObservation Time: 1656 EDTDistance from Accident Site: 16 Nautical MilesTemperature/Dew Point: 25°C / 5°CLowest Cloud Condition: Few / 8000 ft aglWind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 8 knots, 250°Lowest Ceiling: NoneVisibility: 10 MilesAltimeter Setting: 29.92 inches HgType of Flight Plan Filed: NoneDeparture Point: Lawrenceville, GA (LZU)Destination: Lawrenceville, GA (LZU)Wreckage and Impact InformationCrew Injuries: 1 Fatal, 1 SeriousAircraft Damage: SubstantialPassenger Injuries: 1 SeriousAircraft Fire: On-GroundGround Injuries: N/AAircraft Explosion: NoneTotal Injuries: 1 Fatal, 2 SeriousLatitude, Longitude: 34.250000, -83.972778 (est)

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Ernesto Arteaga-Membreno

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. - Friends and co-workers are remembering a flight instructor who was killed when his plane crashed over the weekend.Channel 2’s Lori Wilson spoke with a neighbor who said he spent hours with the pilot the night before. Those who knew him best said Ernesto Arteaga-Membreno, 28, of Grayson, was a good pilot and a good neighbor. He was a flight instructor at flight school in Gwinnett County. “We had a reveal party and that was really the first time we interacted, and he was just a really nice guy,” neighbor Erik Siders told Wilson. He said Arteaga-Membreno had just bought the house next to him a couple of months ago. Siders invited him to a party Saturday and got to know more about the young pilot, instructor and airplane mechanic.“Actually, my aunt, she works for Delta, and my wife's dad, he also did stuff with planes, so they all had really good conversations,” Siders said. Siders said he was glad he was able to spend a couple of hours with his neighbor, not knowing they would be his final moments.“He actually stayed for a long time, until he had to go to work,” Siders said.At the flight school in Gwinnett County where Arteaga-Membreno worked part-time, operations director Gary Stone told Wilson he hired Arteaga-Membreno because he was good.“The chief flight instructor goes and flies with you and he came back and goes, ‘He's an excellent pilot.’ So that sold me,” Stone said. He was an excellent pilot who would take his last flight Saturday evening. “We consider ourselves a family, and we've lost one of the members of our family. That's kind of tough,” Stone said. Two passengers, Litsu Chen and Shen Yang Wu, were both injured in the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the crash.Story and video ➤ https://www.wsbtv.com

A man killed in a weekend plane crash in Forsyth County was identified as a Gwinnett County flight instructor. Ernesto Antonio Arteaga-Membreno, 28, of Grayson, died at the scene Saturday afternoon after a single-engine prop plane went down in the area of Browns Bridge Road and Waldrip Circle, Forsyth County sheriff’s Cpl. Doug Rainwater said Monday in a statement. Arteaga-Membreno was a part-time instructor for The Flight School of Gwinnett, Channel 2 Action News reported. The flight school’s operations director, Gary Stone, told the news station that Arteaga-Membreno was a mechanic for Delta Air Lines who moved from California late last year.“We consider ourselves a family, and we've lost one of the members of our family,” Stone told Channel 2. “That's kind of tough.”The plane’s other occupants — student pilots Litsu Chen, 30, of Lawrenceville, and Shen Yang Wu, 25, of Duluth — were taken to a nearby hospital for their injuries. Chen remained in the hospital Monday.The plane had just taken off around 5 p.m., and Rainwater said “we can speculate” that the pilot was trying to make an emergency landing on Browns Bridge Road but collided with the rear of a car.The occupants of the car were not injured. Their names were not released. “The plane was smoking as it started making circles around the cul-de-sac, and then the engine started to sputter on and off,” witness Cherie Simonds told Channel 2. She said the plane then went silent and crashed. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.Stone said the young instructor will be missed.“He wanted to do some flying and continue teaching, so we hired him,” Stone said. “And he also was a mechanic, so he knew a lot about aircraft.”https://www.ajc.com

The pilot of a single-engine plane that crash-landed Saturday in Forsyth County has been identified as the person who was killed in the accident. Ernesto Antonio Arteaga-Membreno, 28, from Grayson, died at the scene of the crash on Browns Bridge Road near Waldrip Circle, according to the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office. Two passengers on board the plane were injured. Litsu Chen, 30, from Lawrenceville, remained hospitalized at last report with non-life threatening injuries while Shen Yang Wu, 25, from Duluth, has already been released from the hospital.Local investigators determined the crash happened around 5 p.m. on April 28. When fire and law enforcement arrived at the scene, they found the Piper PA-28R-200 Arrow II on an embankment with one wing of the plane on the south side of Browns Bridge Road. A passenger vehicle traveling west on the roadway was clipped by the plane; the occupants of the car were not injured.The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) continues its investigation into the crash. http://accesswdun.com

Two people are still recovering after an airplane crash Saturday in Forsyth County.

The crash happened around 5 pm, when a Piper PA-28R-200 Arrow II went down while trying to make an emergency landing on Highway 369, also known as Browns Bridge Road.There were three people on the flight. One of them died.The National Transportation Safety Board has confirmed there was a flight instructor and two students on board the Piper PA-28R-200 Arrow II.Officials said it left Gwinnett County’s Briscoe Field at 5:11 pm. But shortly after takeoff, air traffic control got a distress call about a need for an emergency landing right as the plane was over Lake Lanier.But instead of aiming for water, the pilot tried to make Highway 369 his runway. Instead, the plane hit a car, which sheared off a wing, and landed nose down in a ravine.“The best place to land is in an open field,” said Don Barnes, who has been a pilot for 55 years. “But if there’s nothing but trees around or lakes and water, the highway may be your best choice.”Barnes has been teaching students how to fly since 1975, and said most instructional flights are done between 2,000 and 3,000 feet, which gives a single engine airplane plenty of space to glide to the ground if the engine goes out.“I would stay away from highways,” Barnes said. “I’ve had nine engine failures in my career and I’ve only landed once on a highway.”But he says what’s worse than landing on a road, is landing on the water.“You don’t want to land on a lake,” he said. “Once you hit the water, it’s like hitting concrete. It’s hard, and the plane can do any number of things. It’s unpredictable.”http://www.11alive.com

The investigation continues into the Saturday evening plane crash that left one man dead and two others injured in Forsyth County. Few new details were available Sunday morning regarding the crash, which happened near Browns Bridge Road and Waldrip Circle. The Piper PA-28R-200 Arrow II - which officials have speculated was trying to make an emergency landing — collided with the back of a car that was driving on the road. No one in the car was hurt, but one man in the plane was killed. Two other occupants in the airplane were injured and taken to a nearby hospital in stable condition, Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Cpl. Doug Rainwater said Saturday. “The plane was smoking as it started making circles around the cul de sac ,and then the engine started to sputter on and off,” witness Cherie Simonds told Channel 2 Action News. She said the plane then went silent and crashed.Authorities have not released the names of the plane’s occupants, pending notification of their next of kin. Few other details were available regarding the crash. Channel 2 reported Sunday morning that the plane was registered to a local flight school.Officials from the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash as well.https://www.ajc.com

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. - Federal investigators are at the scene of a plane crash in Forsyth County. Investigators say the plane slammed into the back of a car before crashing along the side of Browns Bridge Road Saturday afternoon.One person was killed and two other were injured in the crash. Forsyth County officials told Channel 2’s Christian Jennings that they've been trying to get in touch with the victim’s family but have not yet been able to reach them. Neighbor Cherie Simonds said she was outside with her husband when they looked up and knew right away something was wrong.“It looked like it was going to hit our house the way it was coming down,” Simonds said. “The plane was smoking, making circles around the cul-de-sac and then the engine started to sputter on and off, and then it went completely silent and the plane started to come down.”Forsyth County officials said just after 5 p.m. Saturday the single-engine aircraft crashed on Highway 369 (Browns Bridge Road) near Waldrip Circle, hitting the back of a car on its way down.“When that occurred, a wing to the aircraft sheared off. The wing full of fuel went off to the southern embankment of the roadway, (a) very steep embankment, and set that embankment on fire,” Forsyth County Fire Division Chief Jason Shivers said. “The aircraft unfortunately tumbled off the northern embankment.”No one inside the car was injured but three people were on board the airplane. Two of those people were rushed to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in stable condition. A third man inside the plane died on impact. “Our assumption is there was some attempt by aircraft to make an emergency landing of some sort on the roadway,” Shivers told Jennings. “I’m so thankful it didn’t hit a house, you know? Whoever was on there actually avoided all the houses in our subdivision,” Simonds said. The NTSB and FAA are on the ground beginning their investigation. There is no word from them on what caused the plane to go down.Channel 2 Action News looked up the tail number of the plane and knows that it is registered to an area flight school. We're holding off on saying which school because we know officials are still working to notify next of kin.Story and video ➤ https://www.wsbtv.com

One man is dead and two others are injured after their plane crashed in Forsyth County on Saturday afternoon.Forsyth County emergency personnel responded to the scene, located on Browns Bridge Road (Ga. Highway 369) near Waldrip Circle, around 5:15 p.m. after receiving multiple 911 calls about a plane that had crashed, officials said.“The plane, we presume, was attempting to make an emergency landing on 369, but as it came down — it was heading westbound — it clipped a power line,” Forsyth County Fire Department Division Chief Jason Shivers said. “As soon as it hit 369, it hit a car that was also going westbound, and one wing broke off to the east and the aircraft spun off into a bank off (the highway).”Three men were in the plane, one of whom was pronounced dead on scene, Shivers said.Forsyth County firefighters were able to extract the other two men, who were transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center — Gainesville in stable condition.Shivers said it was not immediately known who was piloting the plane, nor where the men were traveling from, though he said the National Transportation Safety Board “is working on that.”“They are on scene investigating as well as FAA (personnel),” Shivers said. “We were able to have a heavy-duty wrecker pull the plane from the embankment onto 369, but NTSB and FAA recovery teams, which are still several hours away, will (take over) the investigation.”Officials have not yet made contact with the deceased’s family and will release more information as it becomes available. No one in the car was injured.Original article ➤ http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com

One man has died and two others have been injured following the crash of a Piper PA-28R-200 Arrow II plane near Lake Lanier on Saturday afternoon. According to Division Chief Jason Shivers of the Forsyth County Fire Department, the aircraft went down on Browns Bridge Road at Waldrip Circle.According to a press release from Cpl. Doug Rainwater of the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the crash at 5:12 p.m. and found the aircraft down an embankment to the north side of Browns Bridge Road. A wing was found to the south side. Shivers said that the aircraft contained three male passengers; one was pronounced dead at the scene, while two others were taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in stable condition. The aircraft also struck a sedan traveling west on Browns Bridge Road in the trunk area, but neither of the vehicle’s two occupants — a male and a female — were injured, according to the press release.Shivers also said that a fuel fire was started by the crash but was quickly extinguished. Shivers said that both eastbound and westbound traffic on Browns Bridge Road is diverted with detours and is moving slowly. The National Transportation Safety Board is on scene and investigating the crash.Original article can be found here ➤ https://www.forsythnews.com